Japanese-style Mapo Tofu is a milder variation of the original Sichuan dish, made with tofu, ground meat, and a savory ...

Gently add the tofu cubes, being careful to not move them around too much so they don’t break up. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes so the tofu cooks and absorbs the sauce.

Like most stir-fries, mapo tofu is a quick-cooking dish, easily suitable for a 5:30 Challenge, except for its relatively long ingredient list. In addition to those aforementioned ingredients, it ...

Loosen up the cornstarch slurry (which will have settled) and add a 1/3 of it to the wok, pouring into the liquid (not on top of the tofu), and stir. Add the avocado and cook for 2 minutes, then ...

The origin of mapo tofu is now the stuff of legend, like Paul Bunyan or Gungnir. Sometime during the latter half of the 19th century, Yu explained, laborers used to transport cooking oil in large ...

J. Kenji López-Alt has written a new cookbook with handy tips, fascinating asides and some 200 dishes all related to the wok. One recipe in “The Wok” is for a version of mapo tofu that is similar to ...

Mapo Beans Recipe Serves 2 as a main dish, 4 as a side dish with rice Ingredients 2 tablespoons oil ½ pound ground beef, pork, turkey, or chopped shiitake mushrooms 2 green onions, chopped, green ...

J. Kenji López-Alt has written a new cookbook with handy tips, fascinating asides and some 200 dishes all related to the wok. One recipe in “The Wok” is for a version of mapo tofu that is ...

One recipe in “The Wok” is for a version of mapo tofu that is similar to what he ate growing up. Instead of plain ground beef his mom would use the dish as an opportunity to use up leftover ...